How common is the surname Karras?

1,343 people in the United States had the surname Karras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,892 Americans. It ranked 19,966th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Karras?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Karras identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Karras?

Alex Karras, American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935–2012), followed by Ted Karras.

Where is the surname Karras most common?

Wikidata records people named Karras in the United States.

Is the surname Karras getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,343 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Karras

A surname, carried by 1,343 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karras is more common than 87.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,343 people named Karras in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,892 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,399.

#19,966

rank among US surnames

1,343

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #18,288)

Who is named Karras

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Karras identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Karrass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Karras
American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935–2012)
Ted Karras
American football player (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Karras

Karras has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.

Questions

How common is the surname Karras?: 1,343 people in the United States had the surname Karras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,892 Americans. It ranked 19,966th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Karras?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Karras identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Karras?: Alex Karras, American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935–2012), followed by Ted Karras.
Where is the surname Karras most common?: Wikidata records people named Karras in the United States.
Is the surname Karras getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,343 in 2010, down 4.0%.